Sylvia Robinson (1935-2011) has deservedly been called “the mother of hip-hop” for her efforts in co-founding and running Sugar Hill Records. But even as impressive an honorific as that can’t begin to ...
The son of hip-hop pioneer Sylvia Robinson sat down with News 12's Naomi Yane to celebrate New Jersey's ties to hip-hop and Robinson's legacy. “Love is Strange” is a late '50s hit song by R&B duo ...
But when Sylvia Robinson heard a DJ speaking over a track at the club, she was all ears. Lovebug Starski was the man on the mic at Harlem World that night, and Robinson watched as the crowd moved to ...
The woman some call the mother of hip-hop has died. Sylvia Robinson, who had a hit as a singer-songwriter with the sexually charged "Pillow Talk" but was later known as one of hip-hop's early founders ...
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